GS-3 4.PERIYAR TIGER RESERVE A caretaker will lead the training and a doctor will monitor the health condition of the cub. IMPORTANT POINTS:  For the first time in the country, the Periyar Tiger Reserve (PTR) is training a tiger cub to naturally hunt its prey in the forest environment.  It …

GS-1 3.PORTRAIT OF THYAGARAJA In the portrait, Thyagaraja is seated without a tambura, holding a jebamala. IMPORTANT POINTS:  It conjures up the faction-ridden days of the festival at Thiruvaiyaru  Saint Tyagaraja was a renowned composer of Carnatic music.  He has composed thousands of devotional compositions, mostly in Telugu in the …

GS-2 2.CENSUS 2021 Government likely to postpone census to 2022 IMPORTANT POINTS:  The Centre is on track to push the 2021 Census to 2022 on account of the country’s continuing preoccupation with COVID-19  “Our hands are full dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic,” the, pointing out that first it was the …

GS-3 1.MEGACITY PLAN FOR LITTLE ANDAMAN NITI Aayog’s megacity plan for Little Andaman alarms conservationists IMPORTANT POINTS:  A plan for the sustainable and holistic development of the 680 sq km, fragile Little Andaman Island in the Andaman and Nicobar group has raised the alarm among conservationists.  The proposed construction of …

GS-3 PERIYAR TIGER RESERVE A caretaker will lead the training and a doctor will monitor the health condition of the cub. IMPORTANT POINTS: For the first time in the country, the Periyar Tiger Reserve (PTR) is training a tiger cub to naturally hunt its prey in the forest environment. It …

GS-3 MEGACITY PLAN FOR LITTLE ANDAMAN NITI Aayog’s megacity plan for Little Andaman alarms conservationists IMPORTANT POINTS: A plan for the sustainable and holistic development of the 680 sq km, fragile Little Andaman Island in the Andaman and Nicobar group has raised the alarm among conservationists. The proposed construction of …

GS-3 5.NILGIRI BIOSPHERE RESERVE ORIGIN: The name ’Nilgiris’ with literary meaning ‘blue mountains’has originated from the blue flower clad mountains of the Nilgiris plateau within the State of Tamil Nadu. It was the first biosphere reserve in Indiaestablished in the year 1986. GEOGRAPHY: The total area of the Nilgiri Biosphere …

GS-3 4.NILGIRI ELEPHANT CORRIDOR CASE Recently, the Supreme Court (SC) appointed a conservationist as Member of a Technical Committeeconstituted in the October 2020 caseto hear complaints bylandowners against sealing of their buildings infringing the Nilgiri Elephant CorridorinTamil Nadu by the state authorities. ABOUT THE OCTOBER 2020 CASE: In October 2020, …

GS-2 3.SARS-COV-2 NEW VARIANTS SARS-CoV-2variants have emerged independently in several countries, and the latest research indicates that the virus is changing quickly (mutatition)and it may continue to develop towards evading currently available vaccines. SARS-CoV-2 virusis responsible for causing the coronavirus disease (Covid-19). MEANING OF MUTATION: Mutation is an alte ration …

GS-2 2.WEST ASIA PEACE CONFERENCE Recently, Russiabacked a Palestinian proposal for a West Asia Peace Conference. The Conference is intended to focus on a two-state solution, under which Israel and a future Palestinian state would coexist. IMPORTANT POINTS: The support for the Conference came as the USA, which had sided …